Does L’Oreal Touche Magique concealer still touch me with its magic?

The L’Oreal Touche Magique concealer was a firm favourite of mine – it was one of the first concealer/highlighters I’d ever used and it was affordable and worked well. And then it disappeared off our shores. The link will take you to my original review in 2007.

Many years later, its back! With new packaging and a new name – L’Oreal True Match Touche Magique Anti Fatigue and Illuminating Concealer – Smoothing Effect. *pause for breath* Whew!

Naturally, once I spotted it in a local mag a few months ago, I had to pick it up to see if it withstood the test of time. In the interim of course, I’d found other similar concealers that did the job well so this had some living up to.

First off, packaging. Nothing has changed here. Its still a clicky pen with brush mechanism. The clicky mechanism however feels a bit stiff and the brush poked my skin. I did not like that 🙁 I tried softening the brush by brushing back and forth across a piece of tissue paper but it still remained pokey. Less so now after use, but still… pokey! 😛

Secondly formula. It feels and looks thicker than I remember it to be. I also remember that Touche Magique had these little shimmer bits in it for highlighting purposes. This seems to be gone. Its now just a straight undereye concealer for me.

I got it in 01 which applies on my skin a little whiter than expected. Once blended in, its alright and it seems to cover dark circles nicely. Do note that I do not have very dramatic dark eye circles. What I have are shadows and this concealer covers it nicely enough that I look bright eyed and bushy tailed and raring to go.

It lasts the whole day on my skin too. Do bear in mind that I do not have oily lids and I always brush a light layer of powder or foundation over my eyes once I’m done with my base makeup, before I do my eye makeup. Its all good.

But I don’t know. Something’s missing. Its missing that je ne sais quoi.

Pros: Does not settle into lines, Covers dark circles well, Is not cakey or thick, Lasts the whole day, Affordable

Cons: Shades are very limited so darker skinned girls will have problems finding a match, Brush feels pokey and stiff, Turning mechanism is a bit stiff

I found the formula a little thicker than I liked. So I make sure I brush on a thin layer only. 1 turn of the pen gives me enough to cover both eyes. I actually found myself preferring the Revlon Spa Concealer pen. Its a little bit pricier, but I felt it did the job better (and the brush did not poke my skin). A slightly similar product is Diorskin Skinflash, but that’s in a different price bracket altogether 😛

Do you remember the old L’Oreal Touche Magique pen concealer? Have you tried this new one and do you like it?

Paris B

L’Oreal True Match Touche Magique pen concealer comes in 2 shades and retails for about RM19.90 at all L’Oreal counters.

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Paris B is a 40-something beauty and skincare enthusiast with a practical and very critical view of beauty products and the world of beauty. Her mission on My Women Stuff is to deliver clear, honest reviews and facilitate discussions about beauty trends and life, tempered with a healthy dose of humour. Let the buyer's remorse be ours not yours! When not testing the newest skincare creams and lotions, or playing with makeup, find her testing her culinary skills in the kitchen at Chez PB. Read more about us here or leave a comment below or connect with us on social media at Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!

I tried the old one before many years back but it didn’t work for me! Maybe because i had really bad panda eyes then! And yeah, i find the clicky turny thing annoying too. Sometimes it doesn’t come out, and once you click a few times, a huge glob comes out! >.<

For blemishes and freckles, I swear by Make Up For Ever Full Cover. I’m finishing up Tube #2 and will be purchasing Tube #3 soon. This one is too sheer for freckles although it might pass if your freckles/blemishes are very very light.

awh, I’m sorry that it isn’t like the old one! It’s very sucky when companies discontinue something and produce a new version that’s not as good. Although I can probably pass on this, i’m still intrigued! It is a good RM20 cheaper than Revlon’s 😉

sigh..i have no reason to conceal underye circles or puffiness or shadows because i have none, even if i dont sleep for days.

but i need a good concealer for old pimple marks and pigmentation, do you think this’ll work?

oh and on a totally diff note, altho i love Connie’s blog to death….i just cant use her recs. the tamagohada made me break out, the honey and oat mask did nothing for me, and the RMK skintuner moist made me break out something AWFUL. so awful i had ppl asking me if i had done a facial with bad extracting tools.

however all ur recs work for me..i guess we just have the same skin. =)

You lucky thing not to have undereye circles or puffiness or shadows! 😛 For pigmentation and pimple marks I use MUFE Full Cover, as I told Isabel below/above. I don’t think this will work for that… although you can try 😉 And it sounds like we do end up liking the same stuff but Tamagohada worked for me 😛 I did tell you not to try it if your skin is too sensitive!

I used to have this some years back, but I can’t remember if I do like it. Probably not since I didn’t scramble to get another one, but I wasn’t that experienced back then. Have you tried Bourjois Perfect Mix Concealer? It’s really creamy and my current fave!

Aww… don’t make me want something I can’t have! 🙁 We don’t get Bourjois here and I’ve heard some good things about this concealer and their foundation too. Perhaps I’ll take a look the next time I’m in Singapore 😀